Cuff



Jan. 26 1926. 1,570,736

A. A. FOURNIER CUFF Filed May 4, 1925 Albert Afoumier INVEN TOR.

Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES ALBERT ADOLPHE FOURNIER, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CUFF.

Application filed May 4, 1925. Serial No. 27,776.

'1 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT ADoLrHE FOURNIER, a citizen of the Dominionof Canada, and resident of Ottawa, in the county of Carleton andProvince of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Cuff, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention appertains to improvements in the art of detachablecuffs and specifically to the formation of the ends thereof, asdescribed in the present specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings.

The object of my present invention is to provide a cuff of thischaracter having its ends turned inwardly and closed by a row oftransverse stitching sewn through the opposite faces of cuff properandthe inturned ends, the row of transverse stitching being positionedslightly remote from the end, so as to give the appearance that ends ofthe two faces of the cuff are separate and unattached.

- A further object is to provide a cuff having its opposite sidesinturned and its raw edge turned back upon the inturned portion and arow of transverse stitching through opposite faces of the cuff properand the inner edge of said inturned portions, whereupon the ends arepinched by the transverse stitching so as to space apart the freeextreme ends of the end.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction,combination and arrangement of co-operating elements as hereinafter morespecifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of the present application, and in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates a fragmentary section of the end of the cufi, showingone preferred embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, illustrating a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a further modified form of myinvention.

The formation of the cufi other than the ends does not form a part ofthis application and therefore, the cuff proper may be made up in anymanner desired and may be made from a single, double or plurality ofpieces of material sewn together in any desirable manner.

Referring to Fig. l, 3 indicates one ply of material and 4 the other plyof material having their ends turned in. 5 is a row of transversestitching uniting together the respective plies of material and theirrespective inturned ends. It. will be noted that the stitching 5 issufficiently remote from the end of the cuff so as to leave the oppositerolled ends free to flex and appear as if they were independent of eachother and thus present the appearance of the well known permanentlyattached fold-back soft cuff.

In'the modified form, Fig. 2, the raw ends are turned back upon theinturned ends so as to more or less provide at this point humps 6. Thestitching 5 extending through the plies of material 3 and 4 and throughthe inner extremity of the humps 6, will pro-- vide a pinched efiect,which will cause the outer ends of the cuff to be normally separatedapart.

In the modified form, Fig. 3, the ends are turned in and the raw endsare turned back upon the inturned ends so as to provide the humps 6. Thestitching 5 may extend through the materials 3 and 4: and through theinner extremity of the humps 6 or each opposite side may be sewnseparately. A second row of transverse stitching 7 is provided in closeproximity to the humps 6. The humps 6 act as a fulcrum point and thepinching of the material at the stitching point 7 will cause the outerends of the cuff to be normally separated apart.

If desired, an interlining may be used and, if used, may be fixed in thecuff in any desired manner.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that I have provided a cuff inwhich the ends are finished in such a manner that they will give theappearance of being formed of two sepa rate thicknesses independent ofeach other.

hat I claim as new is:

1. In a cufi' composed of two thicknesses 10G of material, therespective ends of which are turned in, stitching to retain said turnedin ends to said material at a distance from the free ends of said cuffand stitching inwardly of said first mentioned ends to cause a normalspacing apart of said free ends.

2. In a cuff composed of two thicknesses of material, the respectiveends of said material being'turned in and turned back upon themselves toform a hump, stitching to re- 10 In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa-5 ture.

ALBERT ADOLPHE FOURNIER.

